Two super scooper planes were sitting on the tarmac in Burns Flat to be ready at a moment's notice. The planes get their nickname from the ability to "scoop" up thousands of gallons of water ...

Two super scooper planes were sitting on the tarmac in Burns ... “Its purpose built for fire. It didn’t have any other design or intent. It wasn’t a passenger aircraft,” said Davis.

and it provides a lot of overhead support to the firefighters who are out there putting the fire out," Johnson said. The Super Scooper planes are under contract with the United States Forest ...

Twice in the last month, the Super Scoopers dumped water on multiple wildfires across the region. “[If] we have a water source nearby, we’re good at putting a lot of water on a fire in a very ...

The planes are expected to be delivered to Bridger ahead of the 2029 fire season — coming up ... Bridger's existing fleet of Canadair CL-415 "Super Scooper" planes. The proposed FF72 will ...